Informa (LON:INF) Hits New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Informa plc (LON:INF) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 729.40 ($9.41) and last traded at GBX 730.80 ($9.43), with a volume of 7655487 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 758.60 ($9.79).

Informa Trading Down 4.2 %

The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 824.21 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 825.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £9.11 billion, a PE ratio of 29.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12.

Informa (LON:INF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.65) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 4.75%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Informa Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be issued a GBX 13.60 ($0.18) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.77%. This is an increase from Informa’s previous dividend of $6.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. Informa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 81.82%.

Insider Activity

In other Informa news, insider John Rishton bought 2,608 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 761 ($9.82) per share, with a total value of £19,846.88 ($25,602.27). Also, insider Catherine Levene bought 2,200 shares of Informa stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 766 ($9.88) per share, for a total transaction of £16,852 ($21,738.91). Insiders have bought 9,858 shares of company stock valued at $7,603,838 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Informa Company Profile

Informa (LSE:INF.L) is a leading international Information Services, Advanced Learning, B2B Exhibitions and Events Group. We’re here to champion the specialist. Through hundreds of brands and a range of products and services, we connect businesses and professionals with the knowledge they need to learn more, know more and do more.